Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201562469 - STRUCK BY KELLY BUSHING

Accident Summary Nr: 201562469 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 06/13/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314188830	06/14/2010	1381	213111	True Drilling Llc

Abstract: Employee was working as a derrickman on a drilling rig. The crew was setting the rig up after a move. At 12:45 am the crew had picked up the kelly and placed the kelly sock in the rathole. The driller was attempting to use the kelly to push exposed pipe into the mousehole. The injured employee was assisting on the rig floor and moved the kelly by hand. The kelly bushing had, unbeknown to the driller, hung up on the top of the kelly. It released at some point and fell, approximately 45 feet and hit the derrickman on the head, causing fatal injuries.

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314188830			Fatality	Concussion	Drillers, oil well

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